ILLUSTRATIONS

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* The Madonna with Saints (Neroccio di Bartolommeo Landi). PhotogravureFrontispiece

* Siena from behind San Domenico3

* La Castel Vecchio, the oldest part of Siena8

* On the Battlefield of Montapertifacing 17

* A street in Siena24

* La Croce del Travaglio35

* La Lupa42

* St Catherine of Siena (Andrea di Vanni)facing 47

* Letter from St Catherine to Stefano Maconifacing 56

* St Catherine’s Lamp65

* The Mangia Tower69

† The Elevation of Enea Silvio Piccolomini to the Papacy as Pius II. (Pinturicchio)facing 73

* Via Fontebranda77

* The Porta Romana95

† The Pulpit of the Duomo (Niccolò Pisano and his Pupils). Photogravurefacing 100

† The Font of San Giovanni of Siena (Giacomo della Quercia)facing 104

* The Madonna and Child (detail from Duccio’s Altarpiece). Photogravurefacing 112

* Bastion outside the Porta Pispini, erected by Baldassare Peruzzi116

* Via Giovanni Duprè121

* The Palazzo Pubblico133

* The Market-Place146

* The Duomo151

* Interior of the Duomo163

† The Canonisation of Saint Catherine, from Pinturicchio’s fresco. Photogravurefacing 174

† The Crucifixion, by Duccio di Buoninsegna. Photogravurefacing 178

* Steps beside the Baptistery180

* Fontebranda189

* House of St Catherine193

* Via della Galluzza199

† The Ecstasy of St Catherine. Detail from Bazzi’s fresco. Photogravurefacing 204

* A suburban Chapel212

* Banner-holder in the Piazza Postierla217

* An old fanale in the Piazza San Giusto223

* Via dei Termini229

* Porta Ovile237

* Remains of a Mural Tower244

* Palazzo Saracini249

* The Tower of Sant’ Ansano255

* Pozzo della Diana259

* Via delle Sperandie263

* Via della Fonte267

* Fonte San Maurizio279

* Piazza and Palazzo Tolomei287

* At the older circuit of the walls296

* Fountain outside Posta Ovile299

† Coronation of Virgin (Andrea della Robbia)facing 304

* A Miracle of St Benedict (Bazzi)facing 314

* Maurus and Placidus (Bazzi)facing 320

* San Gimignanofacing 325

† Apparition of St Gregory. (Domenico Ghirlandaio)facing 330

* In the Town of the Fair Towersfacing 340

† The Funeral of Santa Fina (Domenico Ghirlandaio)facing 349

† Heads of Choristers (Domenico Ghirlandaio)facing 352

† St Augustine at School. (Benozzo Gozzoli)facing 358

* Map of Sienafacing 372

* These illustrations are reproduced, with permission, from photographs by Messrs Alinari of Florence.

† These illustrations are reproduced, with permission, from photographs by Messrs Lombardi of Siena.

We are indebted to Signor Enrico Torrini of Siena for permission to make use of his map.

The remaining illustrations are all from drawings by Helen M. James.

The Story of Siena and San Gimignano